Creativity & Comfort Bring Showers

Good Morning!

The showers are back and just in time. The rain always brings me comfort.

Yesterday I was able to get out in my studio again and I made this for my SIL.
She had ordered it a while back and I just never could get it to come together
until yesterday.



The pic just doesn't do it justice since I could not get the true sparkle of the crystals to show. I am very pleased with it! She had picked my handmade glass
beads and the Swarovski crystls and I added the Bali Silver beads as well.

I have several other ordere I hope to get done in the next few days. Now that
the benefit is over I have time to get back to melting glass!

I have taken a bit of a new direction making butterflies since DS's graduation.
I'll have pics soon of my cute little new creations.

The rain is here for a couple of days and I love it!
I wish you rain or shine whichever you prefer.

Until next time ~ keep looking UP!

Benefits Of The Flame!

Hello!

I finally made it back and I am happy to say the benefit I helped to produce was a HUGE success! The turn out was more than we anticipated but the food held out, the kids had fun and all enjoyed the bands that donated their time and awesome music.
We raised what is being called a record breaking amount of money for the family! What a blessing that is!!

I did manage to find time to create a set to wear from the beads I had made.
In my haste I made a mistake but I wore it anyway and it was a hit!
Here is the set. A necklace, a bracelet and an anklet.



The weather is beautiful, the river is ready for the tubers and it looks like I might be able to get back to my beloved torch soon. I have some new, yummy colors that are tempting me back to make more beadies!

I hope you have had many blessings and they continue to rain down for you.

Until next time!

Keep Looking UP!

Freshly Baked Beads!

Good Morning!

What a beauty of a day it is!
We had a mean storn blow through last night ~ more rain for the flowers!

Saturday I was at the torch all day and finished my set for the upcoming beneift.
I annealed them in my kiln yesterday and I could not wait to open it up this morning to see how they had turned out.
Here they are:

I am very pleased with them!
The top 2 tiny polka dotted ones will be earrings, the small center set a bracelet and the large set a necklace.

A thought occurred to me - if someone wants them they will come off and I'll let them go - but it better be for a lots of money - its for a great cause anyway!

Well I have lots to do today so I had better get going.

I hope you have a great day and keep looking UP!

Sunshine & Flames

Good Morning!!

Looks to be a beauty of a day!

I did get to the torch yesterday with new glass colors that arrived!
I was blessed with a new yellow that happened to be the PERFECT color for the Live Strong necklace I want to make for the upcoming benefit! The color name? Sunshine!
Take a look at what I have made so far with Sunshine and black:


I will head back out to the torch shortly to add to my set but so far I am very pleased, and they are small! lol The smallest beads are about 5mm and that is small for me. Guess it will be a petite sized necklace - sometimes the smallest things make the biggest statement eh? ;)

Off to the torch and sending you wishes for a glorious day!

Keep looking UP!

Things Are Heating UP!

Hello!

It seems the showers have subsided for a bit which brings out the sun in all its glory...and heat! Now I'll have to take over and make sure the flowers are watered! Here is a pic a friend asked me about, its a Thistle bloom and they are really pretty although considered a weed.

A really lovely shade of lavendar, and they are tall plants too.

I'll be heading out to my shop today. I ordered new glass and its here! I hope to make a set of beads to wear for an upcoming benefit I am helping with for a dear friend who was diagnosed with Leukemia. If you are in the Texas area, comment/email me for details. It will be held June the 9th and it is a family event...and its gonna be BIG! ALL proceeds will go to to help with medical bills for his family. They are all a wonderful family and we were blessed to meet them when we moved here.

So off to the torch and remember to keep looking for your gifts!

Wishes to you for an awesome day!

Till next time ~ keep looking UP!

The Sun is Shining!

Hello!

Hope you have had a great day!
The flowers are watered and the sun has been up all day, such a beautiful day it was

This beauty has been here for several days and I had to capture it.


I did get to melt some glass before DS's graduation and I made this butterfly to match my dress.
I decided to keep it plain since the dress had butterflies all over it. Simple and stunning, well I thought it was.



I am off to get back to melting for a bit before the sun goes down.

I wish you a peaceful evening, keep looking for your gifts.

Till next time ~ keep looking UP!~

Continued Showers Bring Gifts!

Hi There!

A few days have passed since I was able to visit and update.

The rains continue here and as I look back at the past few days I realize as the showers feed the flowers so do the gifts I have received feed my soul.

I was gifted with a wonderful surprise by a dear friend who appeared at my door the day of my DS's graduation from out of town. I do believe I looked like a child filled with glee as I ran to greet her when I realized who it was out in the yard. What a gift that was! :)

DS's graduation was spectacular. He looked so handsome and walked so proud and although I had previously thought I would not cry, as I watched him walk out on the floor I did shed a tear at the thought of him finally coming into his own and how proud I am of the young man he has become. When the ceremony was over we all came back to our house for refreshments with the grandparents and we all had a good visit. This occasion was another milestone in his life and mine as well, another season has passed; another gift.

Spending the Holiday visiting on the porch with my dear friend was a gift.
Catching up on all life's triumphs and challenges was refreshing and while relaxing we shared memories and had a few good laughs as well.

While we were visiting I happened to notice another gift I was given.
I had seen the coccoon on my "welcome" flag and thought it was lost due to the rain.
Not so, as I looked up I saw I had been blessed with a sight most never get to see.



She was beautiful! I raced for the camera and disturbed her as little as possible. I really wanted this pic and she finally povided me the opportunity by crawling up by her coccoon ~ another gift ;)
Later that night the rains poured down and the next morning I feared she had been washed away, but she was still there hanging on a leaf. The sun rose and as soon as her wings dried out she flew away, headed up into the sky.

Thats a recap of my wonderful gifted weekend - I hope it was the same for you.

Always look for the gifts, for some may pass you by if you aren't looking.
I wish you many gifts and thanks for reading.

Until next time ~ keep looking up ~